In the summer of 1932, Sergey Lukonin, a young man from Saratov (played by Nikolai Kryuchkov), leaves his hometown for the distant city of
Omsk to attend a tank school. His fiancée, Varenka, stays behind in
Saratov, where she eventually becomes an actress. In 1936, Sergey heads to the Spanish Civil War, where he is captured by the Germans. Attempting to disguise himself as a Frenchman, he is betrayed when the Germans recognize him by his accent and try to force him to admit he is Russian. However, circumstances allow Sergey to escape. He returns to battle, determined to explore the capabilities of Soviet tanks. In 1941, with the onset of the
Great Patriotic War, Sergey, like millions of Soviet citizens, finds himself at the frontlines, where he reunites with an old acquaintance—the German who interrogated him during the Spanish War. ==Songs==